Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Vietnam
Vietnam: Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures was 2.05 percent in 2023. ▲ Rising
Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Vietnam, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in percent.
Analysis
In 2023, share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Vietnam stood at 2.05 percent.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Vietnam peaked at 2.08 percent in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0.84 percent, in 1961.
Vietnam ranks 182nd of 208 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.84 percent | 0.84 percent | 0.84 percent | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.842 percent | 0.84 percent | 0.86 percent | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.97 percent | 0.88 percent | 1.03 percent | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.41 percent | 1 percent | 2.08 percent | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.06 percent | 2.05 percent | 2.07 percent | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.05 percent | 2.05 percent | 2.05 percent | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.05 percent | 2.05 percent | 2.05 percent | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Vietnam?
- Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Vietnam was 2.05 percent in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures recorded in Vietnam?
- The highest recorded value was 2.08 percent in 1996.
- What is the lowest share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures recorded in Vietnam?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.84 percent in 1961.
- How does Vietnam rank for share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures?
- Vietnam ranks 182nd out of 208 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures rising or falling in Vietnam?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Vietnam data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Permanent meadows and pastures are areas used permanently (five years or more) for herbaceous forage crops, either cultivated or growing wild (wild prairie or grazing land).